Charles Sumner: “The large cities, which are the seat of the Money Power, are thus…”

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The large cities, which are the seat of the Money Power, are thus able, though a minority, to control the State.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that cities, despite being a minority, can exert control due to their financial power.

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Charles Sumner: “The large cities, which are the seat of the Money Power, are thus able, though a minority, to control the State.”